Chapter 208 The peculiar detachable modular handle
At this time, Wang Dawei finally completed the unboxing of the handle at a very fast speed.
He began to face the camera and show various accessories to the audience.
If it is a general handle, the packaging should be very simple, just the handle itself plus a manual, warranty, and a few accessories such as a charging cable.
Wang Dawei has also bought an elite controller from a major foreign manufacturer, which has more accessories. There is a handle bag with a charging base. In addition to the handle body, the handle bag also has replaceable rockers and Replaces the cross keys and several back key paddles of different lengths.
At that time, I bought this elite controller on a whim, but it has fallen into disuse due to various reasons.
The linked controller of Nitian's new game this time was launched together with the domestic controller manufacturer Zhitong controller. It can be seen from the packaging box that it was originally a version of Zhitong controller called "Explorer" series.
The original price of this controller was 469, but the co-branded version with Nitiantian New Game added an additional 120 yuan to this price, making it 589.
I have to say that this price is on the expensive side.
For most players, the acceptable price of domestic controllers is basically more than 200. After all, only this price is competitive enough.
Because the controllers of Yusanjia abroad are basically around 500 yuan. If they are at the same price, why don't most players just use Yusanjia's controllers?
Originally, Wang Dawei never thought about buying this controller, but he picked up some wool in the speed running competition before, and this time he said it had an interesting gadget, so as a host, he still paid for it at his own expense I bought one and wanted to try it out.
Even if he turns out to be a big grievance in the end, as long as the program is effective, it’s not a loss.
Take out the handle body, and the first thing you see are four small and medium-sized vacancies on the handle.
This vacancy is a square plus a semicircle. The four vacancies roughly present a "V" shape on the handle. If you follow the most commonly used asymmetric handle layout, the upper left is the left shake. Stick, the lower left is the cross key, the upper right is ABXY, and the lower right is the right joystick.
At this time, these areas are empty, with no buttons or joysticks.
There are also accessories in the box. The regular accessories have the same base, which is also a square and semi-circular shape. It can just fit into the gap on the handle and fit perfectly.
Under the base and in the gap, there are metal contacts and a slight magnetic effect. When placed, it will make a crisp "click" sound.
There are three rockers, two regular rockers and one extended rocker.
The keycaps of the two conventional joysticks are relatively large, more than one circle larger than the ordinary joystick keycaps, and the thumb feels very comfortable when pressing them. The keycaps of the long rocker appear relatively small, and the rocker cap is not concave in the middle, but convex, a bit like an arcade rocker.
This long joystick is mainly used for playing racing games or arcade fighting games.
After the joystick is lengthened, players can make the stroke more precise when pulling the joystick, but not everyone can adapt.
The elite controller Wang Dawei bought from a foreign manufacturer also had this kind of long rocker, but he didn't use it much.
There are two cross keys, namely the separated cross key and the integrated cross key. The former is mainly used for regular games, while the latter is used for fighting games.
There are also two ABXY keys, but the buttons are slightly different. One button is smaller, the distance between the buttons is larger, the edge of the button is roughly flush with the base, and there is an obvious bulge in the center; the other button It is a bit larger, the distance between buttons becomes smaller, the edge of the button is obviously higher than the base, but the bulge in the center is not obvious, and the pressing feel is thicker.
Obviously, players can also choose buttons that better suit their feel according to their own needs.
All accessory bases are the same and can be matched at will. If the player has special needs, he or she can put two sets of cross keys and two sets of ABXY keys on the handle instead of a joystick, and then change the key mapping in the official software.
Finally comes the highlight, this accessory called the "miniature steering wheel".
Unlike other conventional accessories, this mini steering wheel occupies two base positions, and in terms of spacing, it can only be placed on the lower left and lower right.
Sure enough, after putting it on, it fit perfectly.
In addition, this miniature steering wheel accessory has an extra piece, which is heavy and has some weight. The extra piece can just be buckled under the handle and connected to the interface on the back. It is very strong after installation.
The charging port of the handle is at the top and does not affect it.
However, the headphone jack and other specifications sockets under the handle will be blocked, and the back keys behind it will also be affected. However, this accessory also has these interfaces and back keys, so it can still be used normally.
As for the surface of the mini steering wheel, it looks a bit like a fidget spinner. There are four pancake-shaped depressions similar to rocker caps in the four directions, which are obviously used to place fingers.
Wang Dawei tried it and found that it felt quite comfortable when his thumb was placed on it, and the rotation was silky and smooth.
"It's a bit interesting."
Wang Dawei picked up the accessories again and placed separate cross keys and ABXY keys with larger buttons in the upper left and upper right pits respectively.
In this way, the handle is completely assembled.
Of course, there are assembly instructions in the controller box, but Wang Dawei didn't read it. After all, the design of this product is so simple and clear that any player with some gaming experience can understand it. Connect the controller to the computer, and then adjust it through the official program of the Zhitong controller.
Like the regular controllers of the Zhitong series, this controller can also set macro commands, set back key mapping, etc.
But the difference is that when it is detected that the player has installed this mini steering wheel accessory, the official program will remind the player to keep their hands away from the steering wheel, saying that "initial adjustment" is required.
After clicking the "Start" button, the miniature steering wheel on the handle immediately began to rotate on its own!
It made a "buzzing" sound, first quickly rotating to the left and stopping quickly, and then rotating to the right and stopping quickly.
Finally, it returns to the normal position naturally. There is a clear red line on the top of the round cake at 12 o'clock, which is exactly aligned with a red line on the handle, reminding the player that the steering wheel is fully back to the normal position at this time. status.
But this time when Wang Dawei turned the miniature steering wheel again, he found that the feel had changed!
The original feel was silky and smooth, but I didn’t feel any force coming from the steering wheel itself. But now, he can clearly feel a kind of torque on the steering wheel. The more he turns, the greater the torque will be, and the steering wheel will automatically return to the straight position soon after letting go.
“Huh? That’s interesting! Isn’t this very similar to the steering wheel of a real car?
“That means there is a small motor in this accessory? ”
Wang Dawei turned the steering wheel several times, and somehow couldn’t put it down.
It has to be said that this small accessory really exceeded his expectations.
Originally, Wang Dawei didn’t have high hopes. This accessory looked like a trick. The more tricks he had, the faster he would die. But when I really started using it, I realized that it actually had some merits.
Although it still takes some time to adapt, it has exceeded expectations.
However, what surprised Wang Dawei was that after the connection was completed, the official software popped up a prompt again, not only with explanatory text, but also with corresponding pictures.
If you are playing other racing games, there will be no problem if you follow Wang Dawei’s instructions.
But if you play "Road Rage Simulator", this installation won't work. You need to replace the cross key on the upper left with a joystick.
"Oh? Did I install it wrong? But why do we need a joystick when there is a steering wheel?"
Wang Dawei was a little confused, but he still followed the prompts and replaced one of the joysticks.
"Okay, let's open the game and have a try!"
Wang Dawei looked at the time and it was finally 8 o'clock.
He has pre-downloaded the game in advance and now directly enters the game to start playing.
After Nitiantian’s logo appears, there is a cutscene first. The camera overlooks the earth from a high altitude, and the majestic city in the distance can be vaguely seen.
There are no cars on the highway leading to the city. There are only a few cars and a large truck driving normally at a safe distance.
I have to say that the scenery is quite good.
Soon, the camera quickly zoomed in, and naturally came to the following perspective of a car, and the game officially switched from the cutscene CG to the game screen.
Corresponding key prompts appear on the screen, including operations corresponding to changing direction, accelerator, brake, and various function keys.
Wang Dawei found that this game has quite a lot of vehicle functions, such as turn signals, wipers, double flashers, etc.
At this time, Wang Dawei somewhat understood why a joystick was installed, because many vehicle function buttons require a combination of keys on the joystick.
Press the left and right shoulder buttons, and different operation function wheels will pop up respectively. At this time, turn the joystick to select a specific option and then release the shoulder buttons to complete the operation.
In addition, players can also choose to set some of the more commonly used functions to the four ABXY keys to complete more convenient operations.
In addition, there are regular operations. Turning the steering wheel can adjust the driving direction of the car. The left and right trigger keys correspond to the accelerator and brake respectively, which can accelerate or decelerate.
The highway is basically a straight road with only small curves. Wang Dawei fine-tuned the steering wheel and felt quite good about himself.
“Hey, the controllability of this steering wheel is really good!
“You can even feel different vibrations, and there will be strong feedback when turning. ”
Wang Dawei tried hard to describe the feeling at this time. He could vaguely feel the slight vibration of the car body from the steering wheel. Sometimes the road surface on the highway would change due to road construction, and this change would also change. It can be clearly felt from the vibration of the steering wheel or handle.
However, just when Wang Dawei was immersed in this driving feeling, suddenly, a car that was originally following Wang Dawei accelerated from the right to overtake without warning, and directly passed the car without opening too much of a safe distance. I turned left and squeezed into the lane where Wang Dawei was!
(End of this chapter)